The next day, Zhang Yuan appeared on the set of "New Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".

"You're finally back!" Chief Director Wu Jingyuan looked at him happily, but there was some caution in his eyes.

Now that this kid has Hua Yi as his backer, he won’t be infected with the other’s domineering style.

"Hello, Director Wu. By the way, where is my senior sister?" Zhang Yuan stretched his neck and looked everywhere.

"Liu Shishi's unit, 'A Bao', has already been filmed. She just left yesterday afternoon."

Tsk tsk tsk…Zhang Yuan sighed.

How come there is no fate?

This means there is one less girl to be kissed, hugged and lifted up.

Never mind, work is more important.

"How's your work going lately?" He took the opportunity to get to know the situation of the crew during the casual chat.

In addition to his "A Chinese Odyssey", the "Painted Skin" unit, which was postponed because the previous set was too horrible, is still being filmed.

After the filming of "A Bao" was completed, the vacant crew began filming the "Xiao Xie" unit.

The heroines of this part are TVB's sweet beauty Tang Ning and Huo Siyan.

He just joined Huayi last year.

He went through Xiao Wang’s back door.

Or maybe Xiao Wang took her backdoor...

In addition to Miss Huo, there is also the "Xiao Cui" unit, which also uses people from Huayi.

And it was Li Bingbing who was in a competition with Fan Xiaopang for the position of the top female star.

This film uses two of Huayi's leading actresses.

So, in fact, Boss Cai had already had the idea of ​​making friends with Huayi.

She is very clear about her positioning. Tangren does not have the ability to launch a large-scale TV series based on its own strength.

If you ask Tang Ren, this weak man, to come up with tens of millions of dollars at once, Boss Cai will have to go to nightclubs to work as a hostess drinking to earn extra money to subsidize the company.

So in addition to Huayi, she also collaborated with many companies to film movies.

Sometimes characters are used to exchange resources.

But something has changed recently.

The two most important ones are:

First, Tangren made a lot of money by relying on the copyright of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", amounting to tens of millions.

Second, with Zhang Yuan's "help", her old rival Zhou Yi became chaotic.

The sky cleared up, the rain stopped, and Cai Yinong felt that he was able to do it!

After discussing with their partner Li Guoli, they decided to take advantage of the money in their hands and the weakness of their opponents to make a big move!
So Tangren decided on three projects at once.

It would be fine if it were any other company, but Tangren is taking on three projects at once, which is definitely costing him all his savings.

Moreover, all these three projects plan to let Hu Ge play the leading male role!

After all, Zhang Yuan has already "defected" to Huayi and there is no possibility for him to join anymore, so Boss Cai has given up and decided to promote his younger brother.

"The Fairy from the Other World", "Don't Love Me", "Young Generals of the Yang Family".

All three projects have been finalized and are currently in production and early planning.

Then Boss Cai realized that he had taken too big a step and now it seemed a bit ridiculous.

There is some money in the account, but after making three movies, it still seems like a drop in the bucket.

Especially "Young Generals of the Yang Family", which is not only a costume drama, but also has a large number of fighting scenes, the scenes are also complex and the cost is extremely high.

Boss Cai then realized that he had made a mistake and ended up being unable to handle the situation.

Just at this juncture, Zhang Yuan suggested that if there was a need for cooperation with Huayi, he could act as a matchmaker.

These old ladies were so happy that they almost burst into tears.

Zhang Yuan was about to contact Huayi and have both parties sit down and talk.

Because he knew that Huayi had always wanted to make a big splash in the TV drama market, but unfortunately he lacked experience.

And if they are going to do something, they want to do it on a big scale, otherwise they wouldn't want to win over the big bearded man.

"Young Generals of the Yang Family" happened to be a large-scale costume production, which was exactly what Huayi liked.

Boss Cai is about to ask Xiao Wang to come over and have a good chat, and Zhang Yuan will also be there.

"You're finally back." After chatting with Wu Jingyuan, he came to the filming scene of "A Chinese Odyssey".

As soon as I arrived, Yang Mi came up to me and spoke softly and coquettishly.

"You don't know, when you were not in the crew, I missed you day and night on the set alone." After saying this, he blinked his big eyes a few times.

"Don't talk nonsense. Didn't you go to Beijing Film Academy to take the exam when I was away?" Zhang Yuan directly exposed her.

“Hehehe…” When she was told everything, she started laughing.

Director Huang Weimin also came over and spoke excitedly.

"You are finally back!"

With Zhang Yuan around, at least there is someone I can discuss things with.

After a brief reunion, their group began filming.

Zhang Yuan glanced at the script, then turned to look at director Huang Weimin.

"You did it on purpose, didn't you?"

"what?"

"The first scene last time was a kissing scene, and now that I just came back, it's another kissing scene."

"There's nothing we can do, that's how the script is written." Director Huang spread his hands.

The content of this scene is that Ning Caichen intends to use his special blood to heal Xiaoqian in order to resolve her evil nature.

Xiaoqian was reluctant to let Ning Caichen bleed her, and angrily threw down the porcelain bowl full of blood.

"My dream is that you can get better." In front of the camera, Zhang Yuan frowned and said, his face full of the humble look of being willing to sacrifice for love.

"But I'm a goblin."

"How can a fairy without even a heart be worthy of your love?" Yang Mi said the lines stiffly.

My acting skills have improved, but not much... Zhang Yuan thought.

Also, after not seeing it for a while, it seems like some of the progress I made has regressed.

Are you so forgetful?

He didn't have time to think about it, so he did as the script said, with a determined look on his face, and pulled Yang Mi's shoulder.

Then, as if dancing a waltz, he swirled around and embraced the other person in his arms, then lowered his head and kissed the other person.

Once raw, twice cooked.

They kissed underwater last time, so he thought there shouldn’t be any problem this time.

But he found that he might have underestimated this little girl Yang Mi.

I wasn't as nervous as last time. My lips and cheeks were no longer tense. Not only that, I felt quite relaxed.

But it seems a bit too relaxed.

Zhang Yuan just gave her a normal mouth-to-mouth kiss, but he didn't expect that after their lips touched, the woman's lips would open automatically and move gently, rubbing against his lips.

She even opened her mouth provocatively and took a small bite of his lower lip.

"Why is she so enthusiastic..."

"I've only been away for a short time, you shouldn't miss me so much."

Zhang Yuan thought about it for a while and figured it out.

"She saw Huayi and I getting together and thought I would go a step further, so she changed."

“She wants to make progress.”

The entertainment industry is full of smart people, and his "combination" with Hua Yi certainly touched the nerves of countless people in the industry.

Yang Mi was thinking that Zhang Yuan was already so powerful before, and now with Hua Yi as his backer, wouldn't he be even more powerful?

I have to seize this opportunity!
"No wonder his acting skills have deteriorated. His mind is always on this kind of thing."

"Card!"

At the end of the shot, Yang Mi smiled at him with her eyes narrowed.

"This woman would dare to open a dyeing factory if she was given a little color." Zhang Yuan had a general idea of ​​her character.

So in the next few shots, he was very serious, without any unnecessary movements, and was very professional.

Yang Mi was so depressed.

"Is he not interested in me at all?"

During lunch, this person even came over to eat and chat with him, seeming closer than before.

A few hours later, the work was called off for the evening.

"Zhang Yuan, you are back on the crew today, let me treat you to a meal." She even skipped over to him and invited him.

When she jumped, her chest jumped with her.

snort!
Zhang Yuan thought to himself, at least I have seen the "big scene" at Li Lianjie's wife's place.

If it was a few days earlier, I would have really gotten in, but no, I fell into her trap!

"Not today. I have to go to a dinner with Director Huang and the others."

"Ah, dinner party, can you take me with you? I want to see the world!" Yang Mi still clung to her.

Just say she wants to improve... Zhang Yuan shook his head.

"You can't go. Mr. Cai and Mr. Wang from Huayi have important matters to discuss."

"You are neither Tangren's nor Huayi's, so you are not suitable."

"Oh." She nodded somewhat disappointedly.

But when he looked at the backs of Zhang Yuan and Director Huang leaving together, a light flashed in his eyes again.

"He can attend such dinners where the bosses of two companies have a meal together."

"Sure enough, I was right. Following him closely will definitely be beneficial!"

In a high-end restaurant nearby.

"I would like to pay my respects to Mr. Wang. It is an honor for you to come here from afar." Boss Cai raised his glass generously.

"You're welcome. Our company's artists are also thanks to Mr. Cai's care." After Xiao Wang said this, he glanced at Zhang Yuan standing aside.

He just signed the contract with Huayi and helped me find a partner. My brother is right. Now that he has the "rope" of the Xiang family, this kid will definitely be loyal.

Then, the two sides started discussing while eating.

Zhang Yuan listened more and said less. After listening to their discussion on cooperation, he realized that Hua Yi was really weak.

It actually only requires channel cooperation, rather than in-depth cooperation involving a large number of personnel.

With a 60% to 40% investment, Xiao Wang demanded all distribution rights except for mainland China, including CDs.

It means only releasing but not producing.

"Hua Yi should focus all her energy on Feng Xiaogang's new film."

Zhang Yuan smiled secretly in his heart. It was precisely because the situation was not good that they agreed to gamble with him. Otherwise, according to the tempers of these two brothers, they would never negotiate with him.

In this way, Boss Cai was happy.

At least we can use our own people to shoot the movie.

"We plan to have Peter Ho, Peng Yuyan, Chen Long, Tong Yao..." She introduced the candidates to Xiao Wang.

Zhang Yuan frowned after hearing a name.

Boss Cai praised Xiao Wang a lot and painted a lot of rosy pictures about his bright future.

At the end of the conversation, Xiao Wang suddenly looked at him and asked a question.

"Zhang Yuan, don't you also have your own film and television investment company?"

"Are you interested in participating in the Young Generals of the Yang Family?"

Zhang Yuan raised his eyebrows and thought to himself that Wang Zhonglei was trying to trick him!

"I am just a small company, so I only do small things. Huayi invests in big projects, and I don't have the ability to participate."

"Haha, okay." Xiao Wang nodded with satisfaction.

Wang Zhonglei's question was to see whether he would compete with Hua Yi, and was intended to test his loyalty.

Many careless words spoken at the dinner table may cost someone's life, which is very dangerous.

Zhang Yuan is interested in participating in the Sugar Man project, but not this one, and not at this time.

Just like Hua Yi, he waited until the sugar man was weak before taking action.

"Now that you think you have me in your hands, you start to show your power." He looked at Xiao Wang with a humble smile, and said to himself.

"Damn it, I'm going to kill you two one day and clean up the Chinese entertainment industry!"

By then, Zhang Yuan will also have something to say. He has gone deep into the enemy's rear.

Boss Cai also looked at Zhang Yuan. There was a reason why this kid could be successful. He knew exactly what to say to different people and what to do.

At the same time, Huang Weimin, the director of the "A Chinese Ghost Story" group, also looked at him strangely, as if thinking about something.

After that, we ate peacefully, and the banquet ended with standard business flattery.

After returning to the hotel, Zhang Yuan did not go to his room, but went to Boss Cai's room and knocked on the door.

"Why are you here?" Boss Cai drank a lot and his cheeks were red.

"Come on, come in and sit down."

Boss Cai was very polite to him. After all, it was he who organized today's event and helped Tang Ren solve a big problem.

"Boss Cai, I think I have done my best on Weibo for today's matter."

"Of course, I appreciate it."

"So, am I qualified to make a small request?"

Want a kickback?
Boss Cai thought that asking for kickbacks was normal and not a big deal.

As long as the request is not too exorbitant, she can accept it.

"You say!" she replied generously.

"I have a little idea about the casting of Young Generals of the Yang Family."

Boss Cai's heart skipped a beat.

He wouldn't want to play the leading role!

"Don't worry about the casting. I will arrange it for Liu Shishi. It will definitely be an important role. You don't need to tell me."

Boss Cai spoke first.

She had already seen some rough cuts of the "A Bao" unit, and asked Wu Jingyuan and Hu Ge about what it felt like to work with Liu Shishi.

“His level is average, but he is eager to learn, has a serious attitude and can endure hardships.”

The responses I received were generally positive for a newcomer.

In addition, even in the rough cut, Liu Shishi's image is already very pleasing to the eye, so Boss Cai has decided to start promoting her!
"What I'm talking about is not about my senior sister."

"That is..." Boss Cai thought, but still couldn't dodge it.

"I want to exclude one person."

"Oh ah?"

He is not shooting the protagonist, but is trying to block someone?
Boss Cai had never expected this.

"Who?"

"Nursery Rhymes."

"You have a grudge against her?"

"I guess so." Zhang Yuan didn't hide it too much.

Boss Cai thought about it, then nodded firmly: "Okay, I will exclude her."

Anyway, she is not the heroine, so just change her.

And she knew in her heart that since her old friend Zhang Yuan didn't like her, he would never appear in the candidate list for sugar man works in the future.

This is why relationships are so important in the film and television industry.

Because sometimes a single sentence can determine your stay or departure and your future.

After leaving Boss Cai, Zhang Yuan returned to his room and immediately called Zhang Guoli.

"Kid, I haven't seen you for a long time." As soon as I picked up the phone, Zhang Guoli's Sichuan dialect came from the other end of the phone.

"Old man, I miss you too." Zhang Yuan responded.

Now that Zhang Yuan has become a disciple of Master Hou San, their relationship has become even closer, and they can almost be considered to be from the same school.

"Hey, I see you in the newspaper every day. You are so famous."

"You taught me well."

"Hehehe..."

After the two chatted for a while, Zhang Yuan frowned and spoke.

"Uncle Guoli, I was filming at Tangren just now, and I heard that they are going to use nursery rhymes in their next movie."

Hearing this name, Zhang Guoli's voice immediately lowered: "This woman has screwed my son over!"

"Now you dare to show up."

"So, I told Sugar Man to stop using her."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds.

"Okay, I remember. After all, he is one of us!" Zhang Guoli said with great gratitude.

[Received thanks from Zhang Guoli, acting skills +1, dialogue skills +1! ]

"Of course I'll keep an eye on it for you."

Uncle Guoli chatted with him for a long time before hanging up the phone with a sigh.

"Understand reason and talk about friendship."

"Much better than my kid!" Zhang Guoli thought helplessly.

The more I looked at it, the more I felt that my son was being unreasonable.

"Hey, he's a promising kid."

"If I have the chance to guide him, it can be considered as repaying a favor and fulfilling the friendship between fellow disciples."

After Zhang Yuan put down his phone, he rubbed his chin with his fingers, thinking about what to do next.

"We still have to go to Ning Hao's place."

"After all, I have invested money. With my current popularity, playing a role will at least bring in some box office revenue."

“All the money you earn is yours.”

"After that, I have to go to Shanghai to meet with Li Ruigang to discuss the reality show."

"Variety shows and reality shows are also big pieces of fat meat. Many people will become famous through these things in the future."

"besides……"

As he was thinking about it, there was a knock on the door.

"this late……"

"Could it be that Yang Mi wants to climb into my bed?"

Zhang Yuan thought, this girl hasn't even been in a relationship yet, so she shouldn't be so bold.

When I opened the door, what appeared in front of me was not the girl who "wanted to improve" all day long, but a big and honest face.

"Director Huang, why are you here?"

The person who came to see him was Huang Weimin, the director of the "A Chinese Odyssey" unit.

"Hey, hey, there's something I want to discuss with you."

"Okay, come in and sit down."

After making tea for him, Zhang Yuan sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, while Huang Weimin sat there a little stiffly with his hands on his knees, as honestly as a primary school student.

If others saw this, they would definitely think that Zhang Yuan was the director and Huang Weimin was the actor.

"Director Huang, we are friends. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly."

After this period of contact, Zhang Yuan felt that this person was quite down-to-earth and a nice person.

"Hahaha, that's right. Just now when we were having dinner, I heard them say that you also opened a film and television investment company?"

"Yes, but it's just a small company. It can't be compared with big productions like Tangren Huayi." Zhang Yuan told the truth.

"At your age, it's already amazing that you can do investment on your own. There's no need to be modest." Director Huang rubbed his trouser legs with his hands, saying a little embarrassedly.

"Actually, I'm here because I have a project. I wonder if you'd be willing to invest in it..." (End of this chapter)